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District Council (other)
District council may refer to: *A branch of local government in the United Kingdom: **Supervising one of the Districts of England: ***A Metropolitan borough ***A Non-metropolitan district ***A Unitary authority **Supervising one of the Principal Areas of Wales **Supervising one of the Subdivisions of Scotland **Supervising one of the Districts of Northern Ireland *A branch of local government in the Australian state of South Australia *One of the District Councils of Bangladesh *One of the District Councils of Hong Kong **District Council (First), a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong **District Council (Second), a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong *One of the District Councils of India *One of the Districts of New Zealand *One of the District People's Congresses of the municipalities or prefectural-level cities of the People's Republic of China *Council of the District of Columbia, local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Government In The United Kingdom
Local government in the United Kingdom has origins that pre-date the United Kingdom itself, as each of the four countries of the United Kingdom has its own separate system. For an overview, see Administrative geography of the United Kingdom. For details, see: *Local government in England *Local government in Northern Ireland *Local government in Scotland *Local government in Wales For the history of local government in each country, see: *History of local government in England *History of local government in Northern Ireland *History of local government in Scotland The History of local government in Scotland is a complex tale of largely ancient and long established Scottish political units being replaced after the mid 20th century by a frequently changing series of different local government arrangements. ... * History of local government in Wales For local government entities in each country, see * :Local authorities of England * :Local authorities of Northern Ireland * : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections In China
Elections in the People's Republic of China are based on a hierarchical electoral system, whereby local People's Congresses are directly elected. All higher levels of People's Congresses up to the National People's Congress (NPC), the national legislature, are indirectly elected by the People's Congress of the level immediately below.Article 97 of the Constitution of China The NPC Standing Committee may partially alter laws passed by the NPC when the NPC is not in session, which is significant since the Standing Committee meets more frequently than the NPC. Governors, mayors, and heads of counties, districts, townships and towns are in turn elected by the respective local People's Congresses.Article 101 of the Constitution of China Presidents of people's courts and chief procurators of people's procuratorates are elected by the respective local People's Congresses above the county level. The President and the State Council are elected by the National People's Congress, which is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
